Nevada County picayune., 1887-05-04
AGRICULTURAL.
Thoughts About Farming

quite another. There are some persons who know how things should be done. but can't have it done, whilst there are others that can have properly executed what their knowledge suggests; we se" this exempltied among profession. al men. and men of other pursuits and vacations. and very often with farmers. Take farmers, for in. stance, some write and talk most inteIligently on farming; the Ideas they advance are correct and prop CT, but when it comes to their hay
 ing it carried ont in the field, the exc cution does not come up to the knowledge expressed; such are termed book farmers, and theo- rists. whilst there are another class oi farmers who never read word on agriculture, never advance an idea by writing. and seldom speak on the subject, but are successful in the field. This class execute well what has been taught them from observation, or from expert. ence, but generally their knowl- edge of farming has been gained from observation, and being per severing, practical men, success fully carry out what science has made known. There is more now in knowing how to manage labor CTS so as to make them work and execute as you desire, and get a full days work out of them; the farmer can do this, and has a proper knowledge of farming, has all the advantages on his side--a man entirely a theorist and not practical will fail in his underiak- ings. no matter how correct his kno wledge is of farming, unless he has an overseer to carry out his plans and designs and manage labor properly and judiclously. This is the difference between the. ory and practice one cannot execute, whilstthe other can; com
 bine it in one man and you have a perfect farmer, and that must be the study of the future farmer first, a thorough knowledge of farming, and then how to carry it out practically, and when this is done. farming will become pro- gressive and profitable. We see it recommended now that girls should be sent to seminaries, where housekeeping. washing, ironing, cooking and dress.making should become part of their studies and education. Wou Id it not be equal ly as proper that our boys should he taught how 10 blow, harrow, run a reaper and to do any work about the farm, such as building common buildings aud all repairs necessary --aS much so as for girls to be taught cooking, ironing, dress.makIng, milking and butter making, for it is as useful tor one to have n practical knowledge of the details of their respective du. ties as the other. AS an instance. l saw farmer not long since ter. racing his fields. the engineering work was done we'll and scientific. ally, but when it came to making the embankments with the blow, man was at the blow that did not know how t0 blow, aud the farmer that laid of the work properly anal scientifically was no plowmau himself, and consequently could not instruct the plownlan, and a b"tch was made oi it, and it will so remain until a proper plowmsn k got Co dn the blowing 1S n should be done, that Is what is wanting in the coming farmer "a man that 'au project, as we'll as execute, for engineering is hec"n- iug aS uccVs-arA ln armlug as blowing. Co keep the aud fro1s washing aWhy hN r4ius, or from being rninrd 10 o,orhoWS from creeks which cau in mauv ius,an. ces toe protected ii oue under stands engineering. So science often fails tor want ot knowledge how to rNecn.r ali thr progress in farming l have Nei seen has been m improved machiurr, and blows. which arr too costly far general H-r The gisat aud sab. staucial l.r"gIes- iias Art ln come
 hy engineering and carpenters work, and onr future farmer must be educated to know them and perform those duties himself When necesSart; that Is what farmrrs
 must be educated io. ot progress